Highgate Vacation Care Information
Dear Parents,
Thank you for choosing to use the Highgate
Vacation
Care
program.
The
following
information should provide you with all the
details you need to know. Please read through
the information carefully to ensure your
children have an enjoyable experience.
Highgate
Vacation Care
Where it’s time to have fun!
Enrolments and Payments
An enrolment form must be completed for all
children who have not used the program
previously. Enrolment forms can be downloaded
from Highgate Primary website, collected from
the Highgate office or from Opie House
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All payments can be made directly to the
OSHC office by cash, cheque or credit card.
Alternatively, online payments can be made
directly into the OSHC bank account (bank
details on invoice).
Please note that full
payment or a $10.00 deposit per day per child,
for child care benefit users, must be made
prior to the program commencing to secure a
permanent place.
Cancellations and Refunds
In order for a full refund or credit to be made
we will need to be given 48hrs notice. Without
notice refunds or credits will not be issued due
to staffing arrangements already made. A late
fee of $1.00 per minute is also incurred after
6.06pm.
18th—29th April, 2016
Open Monday to Friday
(Closed on public holidays)
From 8.00am-6.00pm
Ph:(08) 8357 9207
Fax:(08) 8373 6075
Opie House Facilities
We are situated at Opie House on the
school grounds.
The house consists of:
* A kitchen.
* Indoor toilets.
* 4 Recreational rooms.
* Outdoor playing area.
Added Features Include:
* A pinball machine.
* Adult sized pool table.
* Basketball courts.
* Oval.
* Play Equipment.
* Indoor toilets.
* Gym.
* Air Hockey Table.
The advantages of your child coming to
our centre:
The centre is an environment that is
versatile and fun.
Staff are:
* Highly motivated.
* Qualified.
* Experienced in working with children
aged 5-12 years.
* Have first Aid, Asthma and
Vacation Care 18-29th April, 2016. Bookings on 8357 9207
Monday,18th April. Harry Potter Day!
Cost: $40.00
Step onto Platform 9 3/4 dressed as your favourite Harry Potter character and
board the train to Hogwarts. Once there see who is at Hogwarts with the
Marauder’s map that you make...oh and watch out for Moaning Myrtle!!!!!!!
Venue: Opie House
Time: All Day
Other Activities: Cook Dobby Pasties, make Harry Potter Hama bead creations and
watch a Harry Potter Movie. Participate in all the other Harry Potter activities that
will be set up for the day.
Tuesday, 19th April. FYI Superhero!
Cost: $42.50
Today’s Science workshop will show us how human ingenuity and invention help us
overcome our limitations. See the science behind superheroes!
Venue: Studio
Show Time: 2pm to 3pm
Other Activities: Cook egg and cheese muffins, Juniors can decorate a super hero
mask and cape. Seniors can make Solar Transforming Robots. Create Super Hero
Hama bead designs. Play soccer, world ball, bubble play and sidewalk chalk.
Wednesday, 20th April. Carnival Knights Performance! Cost: $42.50
Dressed in Medieval costumes, the team from Carnival Knights are coming to OPIE
to perform a play and teach us about the martial arts of Medieval Europe.
Venue: School Gym
Performance time: 1.30pm to 3pm
Other Activities: Cook lemon Madeleines, sculpt with model magic. Play badminton and
soccer. Collaborative Group Activity: Make a crystal garden, day 1.
Thursday 21st April. Games Galore! Cost: $42.50
A Racing Fun Jumping Castle and Games Galore Circuit will be set up to keep
everyone entertained today.
Venue: Opie House
Time: All Day.
Other Activities: Cook a bacon and noodle slice and make a collage on canvas. Play rock
paper scissors, noughts and crosses racing games.
Monday, 25th April.
ANZAC DAY PUPLIC HOLIDAY —
Tuesday, 26th April. CSI Crime Scene Investigators! Cost: $42.50
The Move It Team are coming to OPIE and setting up a crime scene. The young
detectives will then have to solve the crime using the clues that have been left
behind.
Location: Opie House
Time: 2pm to 3 pm
Other Activities: Cook a zucchini slice and make sand art. Play a bursting balloon
game, four way cricket and dodge ball.
Collaborative Sustainability Project: Make a grass house.
Wednesday, 27th April. Flight Fantastic! Cost: $42.50
A hands on flight workshop where children explore the physics of flight through
the creation of five paper or card based flying or gliding toys.
Location: Room 1
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Other Activities: Cook cheesy egg muffins and make a balloon hovercraft. Play with
balloon rockets and other flying toys. Play rock paper scissors race game, tennis and
soccer.
Thursday, 28th April. Palaeontology Rocks!
Cost: $42.50
No bones about it, Dinosaurs are fascinating! Children take a trip to the past and
learn what Dinosaur fossils can reveal about how Dinosaurs lived.
Venue: Opie House
Show Time: 1pm to 3pm.
Other Activities: Make a blueberry and banana milkshake, make a 3D Stegosaurus
and play Pac man and space ball. Collaborative Group Activity: Make a
pre-historic landscape including dinosaurs and erupting volcanoes.
Collaborative Group Activity: Make a crystal garden, day
2.
48 hours notice is required
Friday 22nd April. Geocaching by Active Ed!
Cost:
for cancellation of bookings
$42.50
REMINDER: CHILDREN MUST BRING A PACKED LUNCH EVERY DAY!
WE DON’T PROVIDE MORNING TEA ON EXCURSIONS.
CLOSED
5 hour block session available
only between 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm.
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5 hour block: $24.00 without workshop or excursion
5 hour block: $26.50 including workshop
5 hour block: $36.00 including excursion
A
Consent/Booking Form for Highgate Vacation Care
18th-29th April, 2016.
Please tick the excursions
Monday 18th April.
Venue: Opie House
Tuesday 19th April.
Venue: Studio
Harry Potter Day!
Cost: $40.00
Time: All Day
FYI Superhero!
Cost: $42.50
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Wednesday 20th April. Carnival Knights Performance!
Cost:$42.50
Venue: School Gym
Time:1.30pm to 3pm
Thursday, 21st April.
Games Galore!
Location: Opie House
Friday 22nd April.
Cost: $42.50
Time: All Day
Geocaching by Active Ed!
Cost: $42.50
Location: Opie House
Monday 25th April.
Full Name of Child/ren
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Contact numbers:
Name of Parent
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PH____________________
PH____________________
Time: 2pm to 3 pm
ANZAC DAY — PUBLIC HOLIDAY
CLOSED
Tuesday 26th April. CSI Crime Scene Investigators!
Cost: $42.50
Location: Opie House
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Wednesday 27th April. Flight Fantastic!
Location: Room 1
you have booked for.
Signature:
Cost: $42.50
Time: 1pm to 3pm
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Thursday 28th April. Palaeontology Rocks!
Venue: Opie House
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Cost: $42.50
Friday 29th April.
Venue: Opie House
Cost: $40.00
Nature Day!
Time: All Day
Name of Parent
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PH____________________
PH____________________
48 hours notice is required
for cancellation of bookings
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Adult to Child Ratios:
Excursions:
1 adult to every 8 children.
Estimated number of children: 45
Incursions:
1 adult to every 15 children
Estimated number of children: 30-45
Booking Sheet
Please circle the days you have booked and
attach this form with your payment.
Week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Total Cost
per week
Week 2
18th $40.00
25th closed
19th $42.50
26th $42.50
20th $42.50
27th $42.50
21st
$42.50
28th $42.50
22nd $42.50
29th $40.00
$__________ $___________
If you require any 5 hour block session
please list below:
DATE/DAY
TIME
COST
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__________TOTAL COST_____________
Date ______ Deposit/Full payment $_____
Date ______ Booking done by
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(name of staff member)
 Current excursion risk assessments can
be accessed in the vacation care folder.
Highgate Vacation Care
Cancellation means
you no longer require the Vacation Care booking.
48 hours notice is required
which is 2 full Business days.
To Cancel for
Monday: must phone by close of business on Wednesday.
Tuesday: must phone by close of business on Thursday.
Wednesday: must phone by close of business on Friday.
Thursday: must phone by close of business on Monday.
Friday: must phone by close of business on Tuesday.
Consequences
When can I use my Multimedia Device?
You can use your multimedia device:
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To play age appropriate music or
games at appropriate break times.
These break times will be
determined by OSHC Staff.
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In an emergency, if you or your
friend needs to communicate with
family or OSHC Staff.
REMEMBER
You bring your multimedia device to OSHC as a personal
item and YOU are responsible for taking care of it and
using it appropriately. Children are to bring DS’s only, as
other multimedia devices, such as iPads and laptops are
too fragile.
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Multimedia Devices at OSHC MUST be
turned off, NOT on silent, vibrate or
sound during activities.
When can’t I use my Multimedia Device?
At OSHC, it is NOT the right behaviour to
use your multimedia device to:
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Bully, scare or harass others with
text, still photos, video, data or
music
Send Bluetooth data, emails, text
photos or video to friends for fun
Download music
Tell people where you are in the
school grounds
Loan to another students for fun
Listen to podcasts
Take or look at still shots, video or
movies.
NO WARNINGS
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OSHC Staff explain the rule/s
broken by the children and
confiscate the multimedia
device and return it to parents.
OSHC Staff will inform parents if
multimedia device rules are
continually misused.
Where can I have my Multimedia Device at
OSHC?
Australian Communications
You could keep your multimedia device in a:
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Compartment in your bag
Pencil case
Zipped pocket
Lunch box
OSHC Office
48 hours notice is required
for cancellation of bookings
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www. netalerts.net.au
www.acma.gov.au/mobilesforkids
www.amta.org.au